| ABORTIONIST | • abortionist n. (Now sometimes offensive) A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly. • abortionist n. (Chiefly derogatory) A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion. • ABORTIONIST n. one who induces abortions. |
| ABSTRACTION | • abstraction n. The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away. • abstraction n. A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one’s senses. • abstraction n. The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics;… |
| ABSTRICTION | • abstriction n. (Biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore… • ABSTRICTION n. the act of abstricting. |
| ANTEORBITAL | • anteorbital adj. (Astronautics) Referring to the period before orbit is achieved. • anteorbital adj. (Anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes. • ANTEORBITAL adj. situated in front of the eyes. |
| ARBITRATION | • arbitration n. The act or process of arbitrating. • arbitration n. A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute. • arbitration n. In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally… |
| ATTRIBUTION | • attribution n. The act of attributing something. • attribution n. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship. • attribution n. (Law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the… |
| BIPARTITION | • bipartition n. Something that is bipartite. • bipartition n. Sharing or partitioning in two. • bipartition v. To partition into two. |
| BOTHERATION | • botheration interj. A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother! • botheration n. (Uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation. • botheration n. (Countable) An act of bothering or annoying. |
| CARBONATITE | • carbonatite n. (Geology) Any intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals. • CARBONATITE n. any igneous rock composed chiefly of carbonates rather than silicates. |
| MONTBRETIAS | • montbretias n. Plural of montbretia. • MONTBRETIA n. a widely cultivated plant of the African iridaceous genus Crocosmia. |
| NIMBOSTRATI | • nimbostrati n. Plural of nimbostratus. • NIMBOSTRATUS n. a type of cloud. |
| OBTURATIONS | • obturations n. Plural of obturation. • OBTURATION n. an obstruction. |
| SUBTRACTION | • subtraction n. (Arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another. • subtraction n. (Arithmetic, countable) A calculation involving subtracting. • subtraction n. The removal of something. |
| TEREBRATION | • terebration n. The act of terebrating, or boring through something. • terebration n. (Medicine) A pain that feels like boring or drilling. • TEREBRATION n. a pain that feels as though a drill is boring through some body part. |
| TRABEATIONS | • trabeations n. Plural of trabeation. • TRABEATION n. a construct of horizontal beams. |
| TRAILBASTON | • trailbaston n. (Historical, obsolete) A type of court, during the reign of Edward I, that put down violent opposition to the crown. • TRAILBASTON n. (historical) a ruffian or brigand in 14th century England. |
| TRIBULATION | • tribulation n. Any adversity; a trying period or event. • Tribulation prop.n. (Christian eschatology) (A period of) persecution before the Second Coming, lasting seven years, which… • TRIBULATION n. distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution. |
| TURBINATION | • turbination n. The act of spinning or whirling. • TURBINATION n. being shaped like a turbinate, a scroll. |